View Full Version : Immther ( used in spinal tumor) production discontinued
CNN story on Allie with Ewing's sarcoma, with tumor on her spine which paralyzed her legs:
Successful treatment with Immther will no longer be available because: marketing people determined the pharmaceutical company would not be able to recoup R&D.
Dr. Kleinerman ( of MD Anderson?) ran the clinical trial.
wazabiker
01-08-2006, 10:55 AM
Faye: Not familiar with the news story on the use of Immther. What is Immther and who produces it? I think a drug company, once it has committed the necessary time, effort and money into a drug would bring it to market and sell it at a cost to at least recoup some of their costs. Most of us take drugs that costs more than a $100 a month or use cathing devices that cost even more. Why would the retail cost of a drug prevent a company from making it available?
Paul Bearer
Faye: Not familiar with the news story on the use of Immther. What is Immther and who produces it? I think a drug company, once it has committed the necessary time, effort and money into a drug would bring it to market and sell it at a cost to at least recoup some of their costs. Most of us take drugs that costs more than a $100 a month or use cathing devices that cost even more. Why would the retail cost of a drug prevent a company from making it available?
Paul Bearer
Apparently they would have had to go through a number of more steps in order to secure FDA approval.
I guess that would have been too costly given the (smaller) market size for this drug??
More on Immther here http://www.sarcomahelp.org/Sarcomas/Ewing's%20Sarcoma/refractory_recurrent/unknown_effect/immther.htm
ImmTher is an investigational agent which stimulates the body's white blood cells to attack and kill tumor cells.